Group of Seventeen Mostly Small Fabric Swatch Books

Description:

Group of Seventeen Mostly Small Fabric Swatch Books, Japan, Edo/Meiji period, a registry book, possibly a seller's, with small fragmental swatches accompanied with descriptive records, 4 3/4 x 13; a pattern book for sliding screens; three design books for fans; a book of design samples for envelopes, in a box; a book of paper design swatches; a book of tour stamp design; two books of cotton swatches; three shimacho books of fabric fragments; a book of various fabric swatches, with woven textile covers; and three stencil-dyed textile sample books, various in sizes to 6 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.
Estimate $2,000-3,000


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